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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lazaros Constantinou (ranked 913 p4p, 2877 weight class) and Stratton Hartford (ranked 120 p4p, 328 weight class). Hartford has chosen Outshined as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Lazaros Constantinou could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Stratton Hartford's chin.
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lazaros Constantinou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stratton Hartford!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Ron Honeybunn and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Hartford misses its intended target.
A quick step to the side and Constantinou tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hartford circles away from the clinch attempt.
Constantinou scores with a spinning back kick!
Hartford throws a head kick that misses
enabling Constantinou to counter with a crisp jab.
Constantinou checks a leg kick nicely.
Hartford closes this distance looking for a takedown but Constantinou circles away.
A clash of legs there as Constantinou blocks the low kick.
Hartford shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Constantinou throws a half hearted mid kick.
It seemed like Hartford was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Constantinou throws out a loose jab but Hartford uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Constantinou moves out of range of the strikes.
Hartford is looking to land body kicks.
Hartford throws a head kick that misses.
Nice shot lands for Constantinou.
Crunch! Hartford slams his shin into Constantinou's torso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Constantinou. Hartford does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Hartford.
An attempted straight right counter from Constantinou misses the target.
Constantinou walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hartford lands a nice shot that snaps Constantinou's head back.
Hartford takes a swing at Constantinou's ribcage but misses.
Constantinou tries to clinch up but Hartford circles away and keeps his distance.
Hartford will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hartford wants to slow Constantinou down by chopping away at his legs.
Hartford lands a really nice looking cross but Constantinou seems unphased.
Constantinou ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hartford throws a head kick but Constantinou moves out of range.
Constantinou avoids a kick to the body.
A quick step to the side and Constantinou tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stratton Hartford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Constantinou is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Constantinou on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hartford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hartford attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Constantinou looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hartford lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hartford.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hartford misses with a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Constantinou misses the target.
Nice straight punches there by Hartford. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hartford.
Hartford throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hartford feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Constantinous jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Constantinou moves out of range as Hartford throws a body kick.
Constantinou has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hartford.
Hartford tries to keep at a distance but Constantinou has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Constantinou.
Constantinou softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Constantinou swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartford misses with a body punch.
Constantinou is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Constantinou looking to throw knees to the head but Hartford is blocking nicely.
Constantinou struggles to land a body shot inside as Hartford controls his hands.
Constantinou pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lazaros Constantinou is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Constantinou looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Constantinou staying out of range there.
Hartford misses with a body kick.
Constantinou scores with a nice body kick.
Hartford gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Constantinou counters with a stiff right hand.
Lazaros Constantinou has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stratton Hartford.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Constantinou tries to clinch up.
Hartford looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Constantinou is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hartford.
Hartford throws a lazy head kick
and Constantinou counters with a good low kick that Hartford was not able to check.
Constantinou slips a straight right by Hartford.
Hartford goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hartford misses with a hook. Constantinou ducked under it nicely.
Nice cross by Hartford.
Hartford throws a hook but Constantinou blocks it.
Constantinou is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hartford misses with a looping right.
As Hartford backs away, Constantinou returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Hartford as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Constantinou doesn't manage to clinch there - Hartford circles away.
Hartford uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Constantinou.
Hartford misses with a two punch combination.
Constantinou takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stratton Hartford dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Constantinou uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hartford.
Constantinou throws a body shot but no joy.
Constantinou keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Constantinou ducks under a wild hook from Hartford.
Hartford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hartford throws an off balance right hand
and Constantinou counters with a nice body shot.
Constantinou gets a clinch.
Constantinou throws a punch but it's blocked by Hartford.
Constantinou struggles to land a body shot inside as Hartford controls his hands.
A short left from Constantinou.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Constantinou scores with a shot to the side of Hartford's head.
A short right from Constantinou.
Constantinou throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hartford blocks it with crossed arms.
Constantinou misses with a hook from the clinch.
Constantinou digs a right hand into Hartford's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hartford's gas tank.
Hartford is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Constantinou.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Constantinou.
A right handed body shot lands from Constantinou.
Hartford looking to slow down the pace here.
Hartford misses with a punch on the inside.
Constantinou lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A body shot lands from Constantinou.
Hartford has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Constantinou seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hartford can turn it around.
Constantinou throws a head punch that misses.
Constantinou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Constantinou misses with some punches.
Constantinou throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hartfords head.
Hartford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Constantinou tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Constantinou lands a hook that snaps the head of Hartford backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Constantinou swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Constantinou misses with a hook from the clinch.
Constantinou misses with a punch on the inside.
Constantinou goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Constantinou throws a punch but it's blocked by Hartford.
Constantinou throws a punch but it's blocked by Hartford.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hartford wants to stall.
Nice body punch from Constantinou.
Constantinou lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hartford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Constantinou.
Constantinou tries a body shot but Hartford blocks it.
Hartford misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hartford blocks a body shot from Constantinou.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Constantinou misses with a punch to the body.
Constantinou goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Constantinou struggles to land a body shot inside as Hartford controls his hands.
Hartford misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hartford takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hartford breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big right from Hartford misses.
Hartford misses with a combination
and Constantinou makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hartford tries to land a body kick
and Constantinou counters with a left to the body.
A head kick by Hartford misses
and Constantinou counters with a nice body kick.
Constantinou wants to clinch.
Hartford unleashes a big counter combination but Constantinou bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartford misses the body punch
and Constantinou counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've been told by Constantinou's head coaches at Tokyo All-Stars that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hartford waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Constantinou.
Constantinou lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hartford at a distance.
Constantinou tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A thudding body kick lands there by Constantinou!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Constantinou looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A little jabbing left from Hartford on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hartford swats away the attempt to clinch by Constantinou.
Hartford throws an overhand right that lands on Constantinou's shoulder, as Constantinou tries to avoid the shot.
Constantinou pounces like a tiger and cracks Hartford with a vicious hook! Hartford is down but not out! Constantinou follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lazaros Constantinou!
A relieved looking Lazaros Constantinou thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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